LAGOS AUGUST 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Troops of the Nigerian Army and military aircraft searching for Major Christopher Datong, abducted by bandits during an attack on the Nigerian Defence Academy in Kaduna State, are reportedly having a tough time, top military sources told SaharaReporters. SaharaReporters learnt that apart from the unfriendly weather which makes the terrain difficult for…
LAGOS AUGUST 28TH (NEWSRANGERS: The Department of State Services (DSS), has denied dispersing doctors attending a Saudi Arabia-organised job interview at the Sheraton Hotel in Abuja on Thursday. The spokesman for the DSS, Dr Peter Afunanya, made the denial in a statement issued in Abuja on Friday, August 27. Afunanya said the denial became necessary…
LAGOS AUGUST 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A survey by the Africa Polling Institute has revealed that Nigerians’ trust in the regime of retired Major General Muhammadu Buhari is 26 per cent. The survey also showed that “citizens have more trust in religious leaders (55%) and traditional leaders (44%); compared to the Buhari government (26%), the judicial system (26%),…
LAGOS AUGUST 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)- The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has fixed October 30 and 31 for the conduct of the national convention of the party. Aminu Tambuwal, governor of Sokoto state and chairman of the PDP Governors’ Forum, made the announcement after a closed-door meeting of the PDP national caucus at the party’s headquarters in…
LAGOS AUGUST 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Management of Realnews Magazine and Publications Limited, publishers of Realnews Magazine Online, has selected “Nigeria in the Unfolding Integration of the African Market: The Oil and Gas Perspective” as the topic for its ninth Anniversary Lecture coming up on Thursday, November 18, 2019. The Management in a statement signed by the Publisher/Editor…
LAGOS AUGUST 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Images of bedraggled jihadists and families surrendering to the military have sparked heated debate over the Nigerian army’s claims of success in its long war and the future of fighters who lay down their guns. Scores of Boko Haram members have been shown in army images this month surrendering to soldiers in…
LAGOS AUGUST 28TH (NEWWSRANGERS)-Acting swiftly on President Joe Biden’s promise to retaliate for the deadly suicide bombing at Kabul airport, the U.S. military said it used a drone strike to kill a member of the Islamic State group’s Afghanistan affiliate Saturday. The strike came amid what the White House called indications that IS planned to…
LAGOS AUGUST 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Broadcasting Commission has summoned the presenters of Sun Rise Daily, a breakfast show on Channels Television over some recent interviews perceived to be critical of the President, Muhammadu Buhari. This was made known by human rights’ activist and former Chairman of Nigeria’s National Human Rights Commission, Chidi Odinkalu, on his…
